DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Brewers
Association (BA) awarded 306 medals to 280 breweries across the
United States at the 2018 Great
American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. In a ceremony at the
Colorado Convention Center in Denver, award-winning breweries received
prestigious gold, silver and bronze medals in 102 beer categories
covering 167 different beer styles (including all subcategories),
establishing the best examples of each style in the country and earning
a symbol of brewing excellence.

Mid-Size Brewpub of the Year – Sponsored by Brewers Supply
Group750 – 1,500 barrels produced in 2017Root
Down Brewing Co. - Phoenixville, PA; Brewmaster: Root Down Brew Team

Large Brewpub of the Year – Sponsored by The Country Malt
GroupOver 1,500 barrels produced in 2017The
Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. - Austin, TX; Brewmaster: Amos Swifty Kim

LARGE BREWERIES OR MULTIPLE LOCATION BREWERIESBrewery
Group of the Year – Sponsored by Live Oak BankOver
6,000,000 barrels produced in 2017 or multi-location breweries wishing
to compete as a groupFiftyFifty Brewing Co. - Truckee, CA;
Brewmaster: FiftyFifty BrewCrew

PRO-AM COMPETITIONSponsored by Briess Malt &
Ingredients Co., The Country Malt Group and White LabsGold,
silver and bronze medals were also awarded in the GABF Pro-Am
competition, which pairs homebrewers with professional brewers, who
scale up their award-winning homebrew recipes. The medal winners,
including the winning professional brewers and American
Homebrewers Association (AHA) member homebrewers are:

GOLD:

Little Harpeth Brewing Co. - Nashville, TN

Deer Crossing, Munich-Style Helles Lager

Brewmaster: Jesse Brown and Mike Onofray

Homebrewer: Chris Allen

SILVER:

Rock Bottom Brewery - Warrenville, IL

Gone for a Burton, English-Style Brown Ale

Brewmaster: Erik Pizer

Homebrewer: Jim Todd

BRONZE:

Cheluna Brewing Co. - Aurora, CO

La Bomba; Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

Brewmaster: Jennifer Perez

Homebrewer: Chris Cardillo

COLLABORATION COMPETITION

Medals were also awarded in the first-ever GABF Collaboration
Competition, which recognizes the collaborative spirit of the
professional craft brewing community.

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discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender,
religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or
marital/familial status. The BA complies with provisions of Executive
Order 11246 and the rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the
Secretary of Labor.